YouTuber Tanner Cook pranked the man who shot him at Dulles Town Center, his grandfather said. Authorities have charged 31-year-old Alan Colie in the incident.
shows the pranksters sleeping on display beds at various stores, as puzzled staff members urge them to leave.
A spokesman for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the account provided by the Cook family, pointing to the ongoing investigation. Virginia law requires anyone carrying firearms to hold a permit, and it was unclear whether Colie had one. “He’s been a prankster most of his life. He’s just a giant teddy bear. But … he picked the wrong guy to test something being funny,” Michael Cook said. “We just lift Tanner up, and we know he is and always will be in God’s hands.”
“My son is a good kid. He has a good heart. He’s not a mean-spirited kid trying to go out there and hurt people,” Jeramy Cook said.
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